Chapter 24

At the first moment when shaposnikov announced my name, I sat still in my seat. It wasn't until there was a slight commotion in the hall and people began to turn around and look on both sides for the speaker whose name was mentioned that I took a deep breath and stood up abruptly.

I pulled the hem of my uniform, straightened out my fengjikou, and straightened my cap before I came out of my seat. I waved my hands along the passage and walked to the small ladder that could climb the rostrum without squinting.

I walked so slowly that I could clearly hear all kinds of comments coming from the side.

"Look, it's a woman soldier!"

"And a lieutenant. At present, the highest rank of female soldier in our army seems to be Lieutenant? "

"It's so beautiful. Look at this figure, it's very charming! Unfortunately, it's just a little shorter... "

In the midst of your comments, I swaggered along the small ladder to the rostrum. After going up, I first stood at attention, then saluted the members of the presidium, and then strode to the podium. At this time, Stalin walked to the back of the members with his pipe in his mouth.

I stood in front of the platform, saluted the generals sitting under the platform again, and then said in a slightly nervous voice: "Hello, commanders at all levels!"

There were sporadic applause, and then thunderous applause. After all, not everyone can stand on the stage of the Kremlin, let alone a young woman.

I stood there at a loss, some not knowing what to do. I didn't go on until the applause stopped completely. I didn't write a speech in advance, or even an outline. I just spoke out loud about the feelings that touched me when I spoke to those military commanders in front of me.

"... in the face of a fierce enemy, courage is not enough. First of all, we should know how to preserve ourselves. Only when we preserve ourselves, can we finally eliminate the enemy When there is a great disparity between the enemy and us, it is also beneficial for us to reasonably give up some places and throw the burden of defense to the enemy. "

"Enough!" I was just about to get into my speech when someone in the presidium interrupted me and turned around. It turned out that it was marshal bujoni sitting in the front row. He clapped the table angrily and stood up: "Russia has a vast land, but no inch of it is redundant. We must not let the enemy occupy our land. You coward, shut up! Don't make such shaken remarks here... "

"Come on, come on! Old man, "said marshal Voroshilov, who was sitting near him," Comrade oshanina is not a coward. Don't you see that she has two medals on her chest? But after she shot down two German airplanes and killed a dozen German devils armed to the teeth, I personally awarded her the red flag medal and the Bravery Medal. "

Marshal voroshlov's direct support for me, and his commendable mention of my past achievements, all worked. I saw curiosity and approval on the faces of other members of the presidium. Even bujoni's expression eased down, and even a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Will you allow me to go on?" I looked at the marshal who helped me out and asked hesitantly.

"Go on, tell me what you really feel." I was startled by a low voice. Then I turned to see that Stalin didn't know when he was standing beside me.

"What should I say?" I looked at him and thought, "what can I say to win his favor without touching his scales?"

"Comrade oshanina," Stalin said in a calm voice, lacking any cadence, "then please tell me, comrade oshanina, what do you think the senior military leaders of our army did not do well in the early days of the war?"

"First of all, there is no doubt about the loyalty of these military leaders to their motherland." I gritted my teeth and first put on a high hat to all of you. Then I recited the summary from later history books to them: "but because of their lack of experience in the war, they generally made three mistakes: adventurism in attack, conservatism in defense, and escapism in retreat..."

"Wait a minute." Stalin took the cigarette end away from his mouth, pointed at me with his finger, and said with great interest, "these points are very interesting. Please tell me more about them in detail."

"Yes I agreed and went on: "first of all, the German attack was very sudden, which led to chaos in our command system and reconnaissance system. When the situation between the enemy and ourselves was unclear, individual troops launched a rash counterattack against the enemy. We should know that this hastily organized attack will not achieve good results without knowing the enemy's forces and technical equipment I carefully use the right words to translate what I want to say, and strive to achieve the meaning of the words“ In the course of defense, our commanders put too much emphasis on positional defense. They just stay in the position and defend for the sake of defense. I don't know how to take advantage of the favorable opportunity to fight back properly and take back some lost positions... "

When I said this, I secretly looked at Stalin's expression. If I found anything wrong, I immediately shut up. He put the pipe back in his mouth, struck a match, lit the cut tobacco in the pipe, took a deep breath, and then nodded silently. Seeing that he didn't have the slightest sense of disgust, I boldly continued to say: "as for the escapism in retreat, it means that when highlighting the encirclement, because many organizational systems have been disrupted, the units at all levels have lost contact with each other, and the military leaders have not actively restored their command over their subordinates, organized effective breakout operations, but fought on their own, The retreat turned into a rout. Just as general konev said: retreat is the most complex form of combat, which requires higher fighting quality. In the whole process of withdrawal, we should establish defensive positions in time, organize troops to carry out echelon resistance, and cover the withdrawal alternately, so as to maximize the preservation of our army's living strength. " With these words, the hall was silent, even without whispering. It seems that these shocking remarks have calmed everyone down“ What do you think we should do at this stage? " After a pause, Stalin asked again“ In order to exchange space for time, while organizing the existing troops to fight against each other step by step, we should dispatch troops from other places to form a strategic reserve. When we have enough strength, we can have a final battle with the German devils under Moscow city. " I replied without hesitation“ You mean: the German army will still fight down to Moscow. Is my understanding correct? " His tone was very polite, he gave a pause, and then asked me, "do you think we can block their attack?"“ There is no doubt about that. Comrade Stalin I, who knew the standard answer, naturally showed full confidence in answering this question: "we can not only block their crazy attack under Moscow, but also completely crush them."“ I remember, "he suddenly changed the subject." are you the antiaircraft gun lieutenant oshanina who came to Moscow with Comrade Zhukov“ Yes, comrade Stalin. " Zhukov even mentioned me to Stalin. It seems that I have a bright future in the future“ It's said that you invented using antiaircraft gun to hit tank with flat fire, which effectively defended the Pulkovo highlands. It's really amazing. " He pointed to me with his right hand holding his pipe: "you should get a higher rank." With that, he took his pipe back to his mouth and turned to the back of the presidium.